Mason Jar Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle

Mason Jar Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 4

This recipes was one of the winning recipes from the 2014 WV Pumpkin Festival Bake-Off! Submitted by Mary M. from Barboursville, WV. I got the recipes from the Nov. 2014 Market Bulletin.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf of pumpkin bread
• 8 oz softened cream cheese
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 cups whipped cream + additional for topping
• Pecan halfs
• Four pint size mason jars

Instructions

1. Cut the pumpkin bread into bite-size pieces. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the cream cheese, pumpkin. sugar, and spices until combined.
3. Fold in the whipped cream. Mix well.
4. Fill the bottom of each jar with a few pieces of pumpkin bread.
5. Spoon a layer of the cheesecake filling on top.
6. Repeat layers until the jars are full.
7. Top with additional whipped cream and top with pecans.